Industry News – Page 112
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NewsNew Lithuanian patrol boat
Officials in Lithuania say the integrated engine, steering and propulsion system on their new €3.4 million patrol boat ''Aleksandras Barauskas'' provides both economical operation and excellent manoeverability in a range of duties including search and rescue.
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NewsDanish Maritime Fair 2015
The new international maritime exhibition, Danish Maritime Fair, is set to take place again this year following a successful inaugural show in 2014 where more than 4,500 maritime delegates and 180 exhibitors gathered.
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Dutch windfarm contract
MPI Workboats (MPIW) has secured what it believes to be a first in the industry – a long-term service contract with Siemens’ Westermeerwind windfarm.
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NewsBSEE inspects Shell drilling
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is overseeing Shell drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, to ensure compliance with federal regulations and safety standards.
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FAST conference programme
The technical programme for the 13th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST), to be held September 1-4 at the FHI 360 Conference Center in Washington, DC, USA features presentations authored by marine industry experts on a wide range of relevant and timely topics, including high speed vessel design, performance, ...
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NewsDelta workboat is a windfarm winner
Delta Marine’s Damen 2611 Multicat ‘Whalsa Lass’ has demonstrated its versatility completing works on the large windfarm off the coast of Grimsby UK for one of the ‘Big 6’ energy contractors.
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NewsWärtsilä to power world's first dual-fuelled dredger
A new generation Antigoon class dredger, called ''Scheldt River'', being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines.
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NewsMAN power for Van Oord dredgers
MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply a complete propulsion package for two new trailing-suction hopper dredgers ordered by dredging company, Van Oord.
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NewsMaking waves in offshore wind
Rix Sea Shuttle is extending its fleet of crew transfer vessels for the offshore windfarm sector by ordering a new 27.4m vessel to be constructed by French boatbuilder, Piriou.
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NewsELA Container celebrates first year
ELA Container Offshore GmbH is seeing an increase in demand for its offshore units as the offshore wind, oil and gas industry booms, and is now celebrating its one year anniversary.
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NewsDamen renovates French research vessel
The renowned French research vessel, ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque in northern France having recently undergone sea trials and a complete renovation.
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Subsea 7 reports revenue dip
UK-based subsea engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7, has reported a difficult start to 2015, with second quarter revenue down uS$553m on the previous year.
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NewsFratelli Neri orders first Damen ASD 3212 Tug
Italian tug owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A, has ordered its first Damen tug, an ASD 3212, the first ASD tug in the Mediterranean region equipped with a Damen Render Recovery Escort winch.
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NewsDolWin1 offshore wind energy link hand over
Leading power and automation group, ABB, has successfully commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT.
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NewsValmet and SeaKing join forces
Finnish oil technology company Valmet is joining forces with SeaKing Electrical – a move that will bring the company’s automation services overseas.
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NewsRNLI lifeboat centre due to open
The UK''s RNLI will open its All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) on Friday 21 August to take over production, maintenance and refit of the charity’s all-weather lifeboat fleet in-house for the first time in the charity’s 191-year history.
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NewsUSA set for first windfarm
Construction of the USA’s first windfarm has begun, seven years after Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind’s first proposal for the 30MW Block Island pilot windfarm.
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Monopile anticorrosion
Netherlands-based construction and engineering company Ballast Nedam is using CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the wind industry, to provide corrosion protection services to its Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm monopiles.
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NewsChris Feibusch: Drew Marine Signal & Safety
When Chris Feibusch of Drew Marine Signal & Safety moved across from his largely leisure marine background in 2010, he found himself in a world that matched time-sensitive logistics with the demands of Class 1 explosives.
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NewsFirst of ten for Dutch yard
In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, Dutch designer and builder of custom-built vessels; De Hoop, won the contract.
